Worksheets02 - The Treaty of Versailles
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
First name & surname
4 lines
2.
1) When did WW1 end?
a)
November 1918
b)
January 1918
c)
November 1917
d)
January 1919
3.
2) How many men did France lose in WW1?
a)
750,000
b)
1.4 million
c)
1.7 million
d)
2 million
4.
3) How many men did Britain lose in WW1?
a)
750,000
b)
1.4 million
c)
1.7 million
d)
116,000
5.
4) How many men did USA lose in WW1?
a)
750,000
b)
1.4 million
c)
1.7 million
d)
116,000
6.
5) Which word describes the end of the fighting?
a)
Treaty
b)
Armistice
c)
Halt
d)
Surrender
7.
6) Why was Germany blamed for starting WW1?
a)
They lost the war
b)
German militarism and aggression before the war
c)
The USA demanded Germany took the blame
d)
Britain had a bigger navy
8.
7) Who was the British Prime Minister?
a)
David Lloyd George
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Herbert Asquith
d)
William Gladstone
9.
8) Who was the French Prime Minister?
a)
Georges Clemenceau
b)
Charles de Gaulle
c)
Raymond Poincaré
d)
Armand Fallières
10.
9) Which of the following was NOT one of Wilson's Fourteen Points?
a)
Blame Germany for war
b)
Self-determination for all nations
c)
Disarmament
d)
Set up a League of Nations
11.
10) What did Article 231 say?
a)
Germany and her allies would take the blame for starting the war
b)
Germany would have to pay reparations
c)
Germany would not join the League of Nations
d)
Germany would lose many territories
12.
11) Which area of land split Germany in two?
a)
Polish Corridor
b)
The Saar
c)
Rhineland
d)
Alsace-Lorraine
13.
12) Which area was de-militarised?
a)
Rhineland
b)
North Schleswig
c)
Upper Silesia
d)
Polish Corridor
14.
13) What is self-determination?
a)
Right of countries and peoples to rule themselves
b)
Avoidance of future wars
c)
International Cooperation
d)
Setting up a League of Nations to keep international peace
15.
14) Which of the following was NOT a military limitation put on Germany?
a)
Army of 100,000 men maximum
b)
Only 8 battleships
c)
No conscription
d)
No submarines
16.
15) Which country gained parts of Upper Silesia?
a)
Poland
b)
Lithuania
c)
Denmark
d)
France
17.
16) Which country gained parts of Eastern Prussia?
a)
Poland
b)
Lithuania
c)
France
d)
Denmark
18.
17) Which country gained Alsace-Lorraine?
a)
France
b)
Denmark
c)
Czechoslovakia
d)
Poland
19.
18) How much was Germany forced to pay in reparations?
a)
£6,600 million
b)
£660 million
c)
£66 million
d)
£6.6 million
20.
19) What term describes how Germany was forced to sign the Treaty even though they had no say?
a)
Diktat
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Demand
d)
Dictation
21.
20) What is a mandate?
a)
A former colony run by another country for the League of Nations
b)
A newly independent country
c)
A military limitation on Germany
d)
A German union with Austria
22.
21) Which former German colony was governed by France after the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
Tanganyika
b)
Cameroon
c)
New Guinea
d)
South West Africa
23.
22) What percentage of German territory was taken by the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
13%
b)
10%
c)
15%
24.
23) What percentage of the German population now lived in other countries?
a)
10%
b)
12%
c)
20%
d)
15%
25.
24) What else did the Treaty ban Germany from doing?
a)
Joining with Austria (the Anschluss)
b)
Building battleships
c)
Having an army
d)
Putting soldiers in the Polish Corridor
26.
25) Which of the following was NOT one of Wilson's objectives?
a)
Avoid a harsh treaty because Germany would want revenge
b)
Avoid a harsh treaty because of the threat of communism
c)
Avoid a harsh treaty to satisfy France
d)
Avoid a harsh treaty to build a 'peace without victory'
27.
26) Why did Lloyd George agree to be harsh on Germany?
a)
He feared communism
b)
He personally wanted revenge
c)
The British public demanded harsh treatment
d)
France was his main ally
28.
27) Why was Germany outraged at the military terms of the treaty? (Choose two options)
a)
It would be unable to defend itself from future attack
b)
Germany had a proud military tradition
c)
Germany wanted to build an empire
d)
Germany wanted to attack France
29.
28) Why was the Saarland important?
a)
It was a rich industrial area in Germany
b)
It was on the French border
c)
It was wanted by the League of Nations
d)
It was governed by Self Determination
30.
29) What happened to the Saarland in the Treaty?
a)
It was placed under League control for 15 years and the resources went to France
b)
It was governed by France
c)
It was given to Poland for 15 years
d)
It was given to Czechoslovakia
31.
30) Which of these places became free cities controlled by the Leaague?
a)
Danzig
b)
Memel
c)
Vienna
d)
Berlin
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